Biography Giorgio Ortona

The Libyan-born artist Giorgio Ortona studied at the school of arts in
Rome and architecture at the university of the city. An international
painting course brought Ortona to Spain at the university of Cádiz. In
2011 the artist participated at the 54th Venice Biennale. Ortona
primarily paints urban landscapes, figure paintings and still lifes. His
figurative and realistic works tend to abstraction. The artist lives
and works in Rome today. (msc)